Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Finland as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Finland: Changes in the commercial sector agreement
A number of changes have taken effect in the commercial sector agreement (WF 1 …
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Finland: “Kiky” out
Back in 2016, the then Prime Minister, Juha Sipilä, sought to increase national productivity by introducing “kiky tuntien” – involving an obligation to work an extra 30 minutes each week (originally set for each day) for free …
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Finland: Flexible work
The onset of the health crisis this year coincided with a change in the Working Hours Act to include teleworking …
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Finland: Driver rest-times
A number of temporary derogations have been introduced for driver rest times in the road transport sector …
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Finland: Paper workers’ strike ends with agreement
The two-week strike initiated by the Paper Workers’ Union has just come to an end, after reaching an agreement with the Finnish Forest Industries employers …
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Finland: Dads to get seven months paternity leave
The new Finnish government has just announced its intention to reform parental leave and allowances …
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Finland: Wages and salaries in August 2019
Over the year to August 2019, total wages and salaries in the private sector grew by 3 …
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Finland: Competitiveness pact should not extend agreed working hours-Court
An agreement reached between Prime Minister Juha Sipilä, employers and trades unions representing 87% of the country’s workforce now appears to have backfired …
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Finland: Average gross earnings in the private sector – 2018, Q2 2019
In 2018, average gross earnings in the private sector were €3,162 (US$3,521) per month …
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Finland: Wages and salaries sum grew by 4.3% year-on-year in March to May
Over the year to May 2019, total wages and salaries in the private sector grew by 6 …
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Finland: Driver’s licenses no longer accepted as strong proof of identity
A backlog has built up at police stations across Finland because earlier this year the driving permit was removed from the official list of acceptable identity documents …
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Finland: Labour cost index – Q1 2019
Over the year to Q1 2019, average hourly labour costs in the private sector increased by 0 …
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Finland: Current expenditure on education has decreased in real terms since 2010
During 2017 expenditure on education decreased by 2 …
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Finland: New legislation on residence-based social security benefits
The Act on Residence-Based Social Security came into effect on April 1st 2019 …
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Finaland: Employers have two months left to apply for the employment creation premium
Employers have two months left to apply for the employment creation premium …
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